No, they still have "weight", but gravitational attraction at those distances is quite weak. Those satellites' orbits - as well as the debris cloud's orbit - is the result of Earth, Moon & Satellites all falling towards each another. "Weightlessness" is an illusion of moving bodies (Freefall).
I tried to do a quick-calc on this - don't have the tools tho - to find the "weight" at MEO of 1000 pound satellites (Sea-level, Cape Kennedy FL USA) or the sea-level "weight" of 1000 pound satellites measured at MEO.
Scientists & Engineers are FAR FAR more ethical than Businessmen & Bankers, so if the press release was from NASA, then I'm comfortable weight can be assumed to be at sea level. However - if TARP bloated Banker CEOs put this out, then satellites the size of Aircraft Carriers collided.
I, for one, would welcome our new Satellite Colliding Overlords. Any chance this was the Battleship Yamato in a last-ditch effort to save Earth?
It was a well-known observation that Dr. Brown sent Einstein back one minute in time to Calibrate the DeLorian's Space-Time compensator. Since the terrorists showed up before the calibration could be validated, Dr. Brown's compensator was calibrated 2-3 picometers into the substrate.
Notice in Revision 2 (the Locomotive), there were no contrail.
No - Former President Clinton had to have his backup tapes scanned for word sequences, and it was a running battle to agree on the regular expressions used. Back in those days there were noises about the back-up system, but the problem was only with a FEW tapes.
Tapes can save OR damn this Presidency. I vote subjecting ALL President Bush's tapes to scrutiny and prove how many times they were recycled - and when.
In the words of Ronald Reagan: Trust, but verify. Access to history may be lost; there is much explaining to be done.
It is wasteful to have so many backup tapes! And think of the cost tasking someone to keep stacking backups in the vault for a week, a month and a year! And people shudder when I tell them how I keep overhead rates down so low.
That's what I learned from my master: Darth Vader, IT Manager. I hope he found a job by now.
------------ Beancounters serve a useful purpose only when counting Jelly Bellies
If you look at the atmospherics of terrestrial hurricanes, they are the source of low barometric pressures. Since the cloud material on Saturn is so much denser, it follows that the atmospheric pressure are alleviated in these "hurricanes". It would be worth 5 years of my life to find out by how much - perhaps some Fluid Dynamics researcher may consider modeling this scenario.
This image and its' writeup on the Cassini Website says this hurricane cut 20-45 miles through Saturn's cloud cover. The Cassini Team was able to calculate this figure from the way the Sun's shadow deepened on the 3 hour (14 frames) image.
My questions are:
1) how thick was the remaining cloud layer, and
2) would it be possible to get a view of Saturn's surface?
While upgrading to IE7, I noticed that IE6 had to be removed before Windows could install IE7. Does this mean that Internet Explorer is not so tightly bundled into Microsoft/OS that it can not be removed in the name of competition? Also, is the complete IE7 API available for license and fee-free?
It really sounds like SCO is ***BEGGING*** developers to come back, all is well, choke! gurgle!! Gasp!!! just so they have something to put out in a phone call and attract new investors who are ignorant of the last 5 years. Imagine being able to say developer interest rose 250% from the same quarter last year, and the company has a bright shiny future.
I would consider developing for SCOX *Nix after Darl says he's leaving and only when he follows through on THAT promise.
Because Steve Jobs liked Graphics Apple created QuickDraw and QuickTime.
Because Steve Jobs liked Communications Apple created AppleTalk, MacTCP and OpenTransport.
Because Steve Jobs liked Plug & Play Apple created the ADB bus and FireWire.
Because Steve Jobs liked Music Apple created the Apple Quadra, iTunes, iPod and GarageBand.
Strange thing is, Steve Jobs doesn't like shoot-'em up Video Games So why promote such a wasteful way of life to people? Leave THAT to the Dells and Microsoft/XB.
Remember some time back that Steve Jobs wanted to "give away" Mac OSX licenses to the FreePC movement about a year ago? Apple was rebuffed since OSX would still be licensed software, and the "Free" nature could theoretically be revoked at any time.
Looks like Steve is at it again.
If Mac hardware could run Win/V*rus, then how difficult would it be for Darwin/X and some "* Window Dressing *" be used on these generic PCs? If these generics are used in education and governmental services, it would cut seriously into the Windows bottom line, especially since Microsoft does not have product similar to Darwin/X without resorting to MSDOS 6.22.
A Generic PC with Darwin/X, iTunes, Quicktime, Safari, Mail, and OpenOffice would pretty much st^Heal those markets from Microsoft forever.
Also consider, as freeware, Apple Computer is under no warranty pressure to provide support and remediation.
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Patented Feature!!!
... Policy Wonks are Geeks with better smelling cologne.
Phew. Pretty heady stuff here.
Nerts to your radioisotope thermoelectric generators.
I, for one, would gladly greet our Mutant Martian Overlords.
No, they still have "weight", but gravitational attraction at those distances is quite weak. Those satellites' orbits - as well as the debris cloud's orbit - is the result of Earth, Moon & Satellites all falling towards each another. "Weightlessness" is an illusion of moving bodies (Freefall).
I tried to do a quick-calc on this - don't have the tools tho - to find the "weight" at MEO of 1000 pound satellites (Sea-level, Cape Kennedy FL USA) or the sea-level "weight" of 1000 pound satellites measured at MEO.
Scientists & Engineers are FAR FAR more ethical than Businessmen & Bankers, so if the press release was from NASA, then I'm comfortable weight can be assumed to be at sea level. However - if TARP bloated Banker CEOs put this out, then satellites the size of Aircraft Carriers collided.
I, for one, would welcome our new Satellite Colliding Overlords. Any chance this was the Battleship Yamato in a last-ditch effort to save Earth?
... the lovechild of Will Riker and Deanna Troi. I tried to retract it because Wil Wheaton is just a character in ST:TNG.
Not seriously, tho: what is happening in those two unused units that horked your 20Gbit switches? Is it something TIA?
Troll to 1st Knight Crossing Bridge: "How Fast is Broadband Service in Korea?"
1st Knight: "60Mbps, no, wait, 1Gbps"
1st Knight is "Magically" tossed from bridge.
Troll to 2nd Knight Crossing Bridge: "How Fast is Broadband Service in Korea?"
2nd Knight: "North or South?"
Troll: "I Don't Kno..."
Troll has now "Magically" jumped from bridge...
It was a well-known observation that Dr. Brown sent Einstein back one minute in time to Calibrate the DeLorian's Space-Time compensator. Since the terrorists showed up before the calibration could be validated, Dr. Brown's compensator was calibrated 2-3 picometers into the substrate.
Notice in Revision 2 (the Locomotive), there were no contrail.
Is either a murder of Hercules, or Herculii
(Maybe I'm thinking crows)
... Telling us to play nice.
But since the next T-2 encounter isn't due for two years, it's probably the last and greatest prank from Arthur C Clarke.
BUT just in case, I for one welcome our fax machine using Overlords.
Great ... now geeks are quoting Shakespeare.
...
Alas! Poor York! I knew him, Horatio. A Man of Infinite jest
okay - that's my billy shatner impression.
No - Former President Clinton had to have his backup tapes scanned for word sequences, and it was a running battle to agree on the regular expressions used. Back in those days there were noises about the back-up system, but the problem was only with a FEW tapes.
Tapes can save OR damn this Presidency. I vote subjecting ALL President Bush's tapes to scrutiny and prove how many times they were recycled - and when.
In the words of Ronald Reagan: Trust, but verify. Access to history may be lost; there is much explaining to be done.
It is wasteful to have so many backup tapes! And think of the cost tasking someone to keep stacking backups in the vault for a week, a month and a year! And people shudder when I tell them how I keep overhead rates down so low.
That's what I learned from my master: Darth Vader, IT Manager. I hope he found a job by now.
------------
Beancounters serve a useful purpose only when counting Jelly Bellies
Dogbert patents Television Static and sells his "video library" to Dilbert's company.
Now some business majors discover quantum white noise and use it as "decoy pulses".
If you look at the atmospherics of terrestrial hurricanes, they are the source of low barometric pressures. Since the cloud material on Saturn is so much denser, it follows that the atmospheric pressure are alleviated in these "hurricanes". It would be worth 5 years of my life to find out by how much - perhaps some Fluid Dynamics researcher may consider modeling this scenario.
This image and its' writeup on the Cassini Website says this hurricane cut 20-45 miles through Saturn's cloud cover. The Cassini Team was able to calculate this figure from the way the Sun's shadow deepened on the 3 hour (14 frames) image.
My questions are:
1) how thick was the remaining cloud layer, and
2) would it be possible to get a view of Saturn's surface?
(since /. had to go offline for THREE HOURS)
To paraphrase a scene from Disney's Hercules:
"'Hey Cowboy Neal, nice job on those tables. Ya missed a spot'"
Morg like food
Morg need mate
Morg mod WOW
Now Morg happy
While upgrading to IE7, I noticed that IE6 had to be removed before Windows could install IE7. Does this mean that Internet Explorer is not so tightly bundled into Microsoft/OS that it can not be removed in the name of competition? Also, is the complete IE7 API available for license and fee-free?
That means the Egyptians invented Gold Foil! 200lbs isn't much if its solid gold
It really sounds like SCO is ***BEGGING*** developers to come back, all is well, choke! gurgle!! Gasp!!! just so they have something to put out in a phone call and attract new investors who are ignorant of the last 5 years. Imagine being able to say developer interest rose 250% from the same quarter last year, and the company has a bright shiny future.
I would consider developing for SCOX *Nix after Darl says he's leaving and only when he follows through on THAT promise.
So can we blame Microsoft now that they are trending away from Mal/viruses?
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BTW, this is Microsoft's week on
Because Steve Jobs liked Graphics
Apple created QuickDraw and QuickTime.
Because Steve Jobs liked Communications
Apple created AppleTalk, MacTCP and OpenTransport.
Because Steve Jobs liked Plug & Play
Apple created the ADB bus and FireWire.
Because Steve Jobs liked Music
Apple created the Apple Quadra, iTunes, iPod and GarageBand.
Strange thing is, Steve Jobs doesn't like shoot-'em up Video Games
So why promote such a wasteful way of life to people?
Leave THAT to the Dells and Microsoft/XB.
Yeah ... your brain IS your largest muskle.
There were tons of italicized spaces.
Just thought you wanted to know (something useful)...
Remember some time back that Steve Jobs wanted to "give away" Mac OSX licenses to the FreePC movement about a year ago? Apple was rebuffed since OSX would still be licensed software, and the "Free" nature could theoretically be revoked at any time.
Looks like Steve is at it again.
If Mac hardware could run Win/V*rus, then how difficult would it be for Darwin/X and some "* Window Dressing *" be used on these generic PCs? If these generics are used in education and governmental services, it would cut seriously into the Windows bottom line, especially since Microsoft does not have product similar to Darwin/X without resorting to MSDOS 6.22.
A Generic PC with Darwin/X, iTunes, Quicktime, Safari, Mail, and OpenOffice would pretty much st^Heal those markets from Microsoft forever.
Also consider, as freeware, Apple Computer is under no warranty pressure to provide support and remediation.